American wine economics an exploration of the U.S. wine industry /

Main Author: Thornton, James Arthur, 1955-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10734318
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction1
  • The economic approach to the study of wine
  • The wine product
  • Wine sensory characteristics
  • Grape growing
  • Grape markets and supply cycles
  • Wine production
  • Bulk wine, private label wine, and wine alcohol
  • Wine distribution and government regulation
  • The wine firm
  • Wine firm behavior
  • The wine consumer and demand
  • The wine consumer, quality, and price
  • Globalization of wine
  • Conclusion2
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.